Crime Rates at King Street, Plymouth, PL1 5JA

King Street area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in St Peter and the Waterfront , and the 160th highest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around King Street (PL1 5JA) in the last 12 months was 157.0 per 1,000 residents and was 57.5% lower than the St Peter and the Waterfront average (369.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 104.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Street (PL1 5JA), the main crime hotspot is near Union Street. Police recorded 184 crimes here, including 115 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.